Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted
Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results.
Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general vows to defend potential 2024 Trump victory in court
Kaul said: “We're going to defend the results regardless of who wins the election ... "
Wisconsin GOP leader says he’s finished negotiating with university over pay raises, diversity deal
Vos said there was “zero chance” of him softening his position.
Pennsylvania school choice program criticized as ‘discriminatory’ as lawmakers return to session
Over the past 20 years, the state has earmarked about $2 billion to the tax credit programs, with a bulk of it coming in the last five years.
Man charged in Fourth of July parade shooting plans to represent himself at trial
The man who allegedly unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in Highland Park on the 4th of July and then fled to Madison, says he will be representing himself.
Two men charged in officer involved shooting
Men face 80 years in prison and 62.5 years in prison, respectively.
Wisconsin secretary of state calls for removal of fake Trump elector from elections commission
Bob Spindell was one of 10 Republicans who signed certificates in 2020 falsely stating that Trump had won Wisconsin
Wisconsin university regents reject deal with Republicans to reduce diversity positions
The vote was immediately panned by leaders of the Assembly Republican caucus.
Court doubles recommended suspension of lawyer to 60 days
A Minnesota attorney specializing in child-protection matters was recently suspended from the practice of law for 60 days. The court, finding several aggravating factors, doubled the length of the suspension that was recommended by the referee. David Ludescher has practiced law for more than 30 years and was first admitted to practice law in Minnesota […]
Jury convicts inmate in first trial involving deadly prison riots
Seven prisoners were killed and 22 seriously injured in the riot at the maximum-security facility.
Trump says he won’t testify again at his New York fraud trial
Donald Trump said Sunday he has decided against testifying for a second time at his New York civil fraud trial, posting on social media a day before his scheduled appearance that he “very successfully & conclusively” testified last month and saw no need to do so again.
Abortion delays have grown more common in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned
A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would take her, only to be put on weekslong waiting lists.
Legal News
- Survey: Harris has enough delegates to be nominee
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Biden called to resign immediately after the president announces he won’t seek reelection
- Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Harris
- Local PA cops allegedly thought Trump’s would-be assassin was Secret Service
- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
- Two dead, one injured after Ozaukee County water rescue
- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
- Wisconsin officials intervene in Planned Parenthood action
- 7th Circuit adopts modifications to Rules 31, 34, 40, 47 and 60
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property